World
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on church in Turkey
The Islamic State claimed a Sunday terrorist attack against a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, Turkey, that killed a mentally disabled Muslim man.
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Unholy cryptocurrency scam: Colorado pastor and wife charged with embezzling $1 million from Christian community
A Colorado pastor and his wife, Eli and Kaitlyn Regalado, are facing charges for allegedly orchestrating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded their Christian community of over $1 million.
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Nicaragua jails pastors for alleged 'money laundering'
Authorities in Nicaragua have jailed nine pastors for more than a month on charges that they formed part of a criminal operation along with three U.S. missionaries, according to a mission organization.
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Catholic priests arrested, abducted, killed reach record high in 2023
The global Catholic community faced an alarming increase in the persecution of its clergy in 2023 as a total of 132 priests and religious figures were arrested, abducted or killed, according to a new report.
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Tragedy strikes as landslide claims lives of Christian worshippers in southern Philippines
Ten Christian worshippers, including five children, lost their lives in the southern Philippines when a landslide struck the house where they had gathered for prayer.
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North Korea is once again world's worst persecutor of Christians
Open Doors has released its World Watch List 2024 detailing the 50 countries where Christians suffer the most for their faith, and North Korea ranks number one for the 22nd time in 23 years.
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Archaeological evidence supports biblical account of destroyed city
Latest archaeological research has found evidence of extensive burning at a city mentioned in the Bible.
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UCF reports massive surge in violence against Christians in India
A C Michael, the National Coordinator of UCF, expressed concern over the unsettling average of three incidents per day in the last week of 2023.
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Christian in Pakistan loses job, home after false blasphemy charge
Acquittal after a false blasphemy charge has not kept a Christian widow in Pakistan from being driven from her job and village amid threats.
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Finnish state prosecutor to appeal Christian politician's 'not guilty' verdict
A protracted court battle is not over for a Finnish MP and bishop after the country's state prosecutor announced it would appeal a recent 'not guilty' verdict.
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Kim Davis ordered to pay $260K for refusing to issue marriage license to gay couple: judge
Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis must pay $260,000 in attorneys' fees and other expenses for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2015.
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Serious allegations levelled against late Nigerian megachurch pastor TB Joshua
More than two years after his death, T.B. Joshua, one of Nigeria's most controversial megachurch preachers and televangelists, has been accused of secretly abusing and raping young women on three continents several times a week for nearly two decades.
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Franciscan friars build bridges of trust with Amazon's indigenous people
Franciscan friars are the only visitors to an indigenous village in the Amazon rainforest who are not armed or looking to cut down trees, according to Sônia Pinheiro, one of its elders.
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Killing of Nigerian Christians continues unabated in new year
Christians speak of "terrorism" and "religious cleansing" in northern Nigeria.
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Indian pastors arrested under anti-conversion laws
Two Christians were arrested and booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act for praying on New Year's Eve in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh.